Wolf Pack basketball: Evans producing in new role off bench

11:04 PM,
Dec. 26, 2012

Nevada's Jerry Evans Jr. looks for an open teammate against Drake last month.

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Wolf Pack coach David Carter doesn't put much stock into who's in his starting lineup.

His players, on the other hand, put quite a bit of stock into it.

So, when Jerry Evans Jr., who had started 56 straight games, was sent to the bench earlier this month, he wasn't thrilled with the decision. But the junior wing player has responded to his new reserve role with the best five-game stretch of his Wolf Pack career. ...